About our FOUNDER: Edward J. Murphy

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Ed Murphy grew up in Western New York and considers himself lucky. 

From age 7, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. 

He wanted to be a Soldier. Three days after graduating High School, he joined the US Army and completed Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. 

A year later, Ed was admitted as a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

In 1970, he graduated as a 2d Lieutenant, heading to Airborne and Ranger School, on his way to Vietnam.

He served one year in Vietnam. During his first nine months, he served as a Platoon Leader of a Duster Platoon (four M48 tanks with two 40mm cannons) and a quad-50 Platoon (four ten-ton trucks with four 50-caliber machine guns mounted on a turret), used for firebase and convoy defense in the Central Highlands.  

In his last three months, he was assigned as the Company Commander of a 200-man Chinese-Nung Guard mercenary company that provided security for the US Air Force Base in Nha Trang.  All US ground forces had already been withdrawn.

After Vietnam, Ed served four years in the 1st Armored Division in West Germany, south of Nuremberg,  as a Platoon Leader. 

Later, he was promoted to Captain and became a Company Commander.

Ten years later, Ed returned to West Point to teach Military Science.

He was also the Operations Officer for Cadet Field Training, which trained 1,200 second-year cadets at Camp Buckner every Summer.

Additionally, he earned an MS from LIU while attending night school. 

After West Point, he was promoted to Major and reassigned back to the 1st Armored Division in Germany, where he served as a Battalion Operations Officer and Executive Officer.

Two years later, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and selected as the Battalion Commander of 800 of America's finest sons. During his two years tour, his greatest achievement was helping 1400 soldiers begin their college education. He wanted to give them something of real value - something no one could ever take away. 

During his final year in West Germany, Ed not only saw the Berlin Wall come down, but he also witnessed the reunification of East and West Germany.

Ed's change of command occurred one month before the entire US 7th Corps deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm to drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait. Ed never made it to the desert, but his soldiers did; he trained them!  

A few years after the first Gulf War, he retired. In total, Ed served over 12 years in West Germany and 24 years as a US Army Officer. 

For his second career, with a little help from Tony Robbins, he spent the next twenty years as an Executive Coach, working with hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix. 

Thanks to his long-time mentor and friend, Joyce Kuntz, who recruited him from Kansas City to join her consulting firm in Seattle, he began his career as an Executive Coach.

After his time as an Executive Coach, Ed retired a second time. He began writing books for Amazon, dedicated to providing the best practices and critical success skills on how to achieve greater effectiveness and success in business and life.  Currently, he’s authored over 40 books on Amazon.